All-Russian local council of 1917-1918: its influence in the life of church in the Soviet period

The All-Russian Local Council of 1917-1918 was a notable phenomenon in Christian history, and a number of its decisions were ahead of their time in terms of the treatment of the topic elsewhere in the Christian world. Of course, the Council had the greatest importance for the Russian Orthodox Church. In fact, a program was created for the existence of the Russian Church in a new era, and although many of the principles and provisions of the Council could not be realized in practice during the Soviet period, they continued to live in the consciousness of the clergy and laity, determining their actions and way of thinking. In fact, throughout the entire period of the existence of the USSR, the Russian Orthodox Church fought for the preservation and revival of the principle of conciliarity, guided, as far as possible under those conditions, by the definitions of the Council of 1917- 1918. Largely not yet implemented in practice, the large set of decisions of the Council and the conciliar experience of the Council remain relevant today. Te scientific study of the acts of the Council began in Russia only a few years ago and is actively continuing at present